All these photos were taken quite openly on visits to North Korea (DPRK) between 2008 and 2014. As well as Pyongyang (평양), the capital of DPRK, I visited the DMZ at Panmunjom, Nampo, Wansan, and the areas around Mount Myohyang and Mount Kumgang.
In the area of Mt Myohyang, DPRK, 2009
Monument built in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers' Party, Pyongyang. Kim Il Sung added the scholar's brush to the hammer and sickle to symbolize the contribution of intellectuals to the revolution. 2010
Mt. Myohyang 2009
New Zealand Friendship Farm 2010
New Zealand Friendship Farm 2010
From my room on the 7th floor of the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2008
The two towers of the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2009
Dining Room, Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2008
A boy on a farm near Pyongyang, 2009
The Daedong River from my room in the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang, 2014
With Mr Pak at the Museum of the Fatherland, Pyongyang, 2014
Sunset over the Daedong River, from the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang, 2014
Mt Kumgang area, 2014
Massed games in the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2014
Massed games in the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2014
A singing lesson, Kumsong College, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2014
Looking over the Daedong River, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2014
Mt Kumgang, DPRK, 2014
Mt Kumgang, DPRK, 2014
Soldiers near Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2014
At the Pyongyang circus, DPRK, 2014
In a Pyongyang Hospital, 2011
Girl on a bicycle, Nampo, 2011
With a group of children on their school walking trip, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2011
Pyongyang classroom, 2011
Bakery, Bongsu Church, Pyongyang, 2011